Inverted burner for incandescent gas-light.



A. H. HUIPHRBY. mm BURIBB POB IIUAIDEBUEIT 0L? LIGHT.

PPLIOATIOI FILED IIPLII. Il".

Pltmted Apr. 26, 1910.

@Witness ca: Snveul'oz WM ....r- #Mmmm MM A. H. HUuPH'nBY.

INVEBTED BURIEB POB IlOAlDBOEl'l' GAB LIGHT. Anmonlol rlLnn sur. n. non.

955,874. mmm Apr.2o,191o.

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ALFRED H. HUIPHREY. 0l NEW YORK. N. Y.

IHVEBTED BURNER FOR INCANDESCENT GAS-LIGHT.

calientan et Letten Intent.

lnteiited Apr. 26, 11H0.

Application llel leptenber $0. im. lernt lo. 485.308.

To all whom it mm concern:

Be it known tint l Lruiui ll. llo.- riiiinr, n citizen of the lliiited Stntes. resid` ing in the eity, county, nlid Stnte of New York, have inventednew und. useful linprovementn in Inverted Burners for lncondeaoent (ils-Light, of v'vliieli the followin is.. specitientioii.

his invention relates to inverted hiiriiers of the Bunsen type for inexindeswnt pislight and has for its ohjeetthe prmluetion of such u burner so eoneztrueted, nnd eoinpiml of such mtiterinl, ns to proteet the ports thereof exposml to the lient nnd produets of combustion, arising froin the liunsen thinie, from being diseolored or eorrmled, nnd the s-supply pipe und connected pnrts from min overhented und to sei-ure the other n( vantage-s hei'einnfter dew'ilud.

Referring to the drawings fhrn'i'iiig port. of this speeitieaition, Figure l reprise-nts nii elevation, in vertical seetion, of nn inverted burner for nndesnt gmelight ninde in lecordancc with this invention: Fig. 2 is un elevation. iii perspective, of ai pnrt of the burner shown in Fi v. l. eonipo-ed of n re. frlctnry mnterinl tliut, is ai non-eondiietor or ir eondnctor of lient; Fig. Il is nn elevation, in vertienl section. und Fig. 4 is n plnn view from nliove of detnils o f the irner shown in Fig. l.

Referring to the oevernl tigures of the drawings. in which like letters indente like rts, A in n gun-supply pipe provided nt its lower end with nn orifiee li for the exit of gn8 into the mixing ehnniher (Y.

I) is n gnwelieek. of nny siiitnhle eolie-truetion, for the regulntionof the tlow of noi from the orilioe ll.

E is n hollow, eylindrienl pnrt Auitnhly Secured, ns hy screw thrends, nt itzupper end. to tlie'gns-snpply pipe A. ond. ntits lower end to purt (i. 'llie pni't E 'is provided with nir-inlet holes Fl" for the ndniixsion of nir into the mixing;r ehn'..ilier t`.

.G is n pnrt imposed preferably of n single pieee of nn enrtliy refnietory ninterinl thnt is n non-eondnetor or n poor eoiifluetor of lient, sneh ns poreelnin. lhe purl (i is provided with n ehnnnel lending down wnrdly through it from mixing eiinniherf? nml so shnped thnt its upper pnrt H forni n downwardly tapering mixing tube, and iti lower piirt, l forms nn upwnrdly tapering.,v

expansion tuhe, for the gus und nir mixture. As shown in Fie. 2. pnrt (i is provided with n glnzed Hurl'nee ivliieli enn he kept elenn. lurt (i is londe. pwferolily. of n .single pieee of sliitulile mntel'inl. wliieli. ns nlmve stil-led, is refrnetory nml is n non-eonduetor oi' n |nmr`mliduetor of lient nnd hns. prefernlily, the slinpe of n hell provided nt its lower sind expnnded iortion with olwniiigs JJ und detleetors K ontwnrdly und upwnrdlv-iiielined nhove the o|wniiig v.-. As shown iii Fig. l. tlie lower end of pnrt (i is provided with n eentrnl portion f surrounding'llie loiver end of the eliziiinel ll---l nml ndnpted to reeeive und hold, iiesuitnlile ninnner, ne; liv sei-ew thrende:` n delivery-pieve l. nlso iiinde of relrnetory ninterinl tliot n lioneoiiduetoi .ir n oor eoiiduetoi' of lient, sneh ns poreelnin. ieee l. is'provided with n downwnrdlv tnpering or npwnrdly expnnding ehnniiel M forming: n continiintion of the ehniinel lll of pnrt (i. The eliniiiiel ll-l of pnrt (l, together with elinnnel M ot' the deliverv-peee L. forms n downward hiet of the invertedl linrner for the gus und nir mixture. 'llie 'deliverv-pieee L is pro vided with projw'tions NN upon wliieh rest projet-tions 0() of the support l, towhieh the inverted iiinlitle Q is seeilred. Delivery-pieee l. nml purt (l heine'` ninde, prefernhlv, iii two sepnriite pieees und secured toget ier, ns demrihed; the. inesertionl of n wim-sieve or giiiire S, at or iienr tlie plnee where the snid pnrtx nre joined together und. prefernlilv. where their ohnn'nels nre, widest, is n simple nintter. The wire-sieve S extends. nerim the duet in the ehnnnel of pnrt. l; or of pnrt G.'

'lo the lower end of nrt (i is moored nn .inniilnr hund of nietn R in any nnitnhle niunner. nn h v turning.: the upper edge of the iinniilnr lmnd R overtlie lower edge nf pnrt. (l. The nnnuhir liniid of inetnl R is provided with mjeetions TT which support the :dinde-ho der ll'. The shiide-holder ll, ns shown in Fig. 4. is provided with noti-hes VV in the riln lV nt the upper pnrt thereof sind with oet screws mi. ln ndjusting the shade-holder U to the nnnulnr hund lt. the projections 'l` pains through the noti-lies V. whereupon the shade-holder ll is turned so thnt the pro'eetiono T pnsw under the pnrt'x of the rini l )vliieh nre not provided with notches und thus support the shiide-holder.

l tlaine central portion through which the lower end lower portion ol' iaillicient expauaioii to evof the channel passes. with an opening.' for the exit of the produet-z of combustion t'roiii tlltl chamber, with n dellector ont wni'dl und n )wardly inclined ut A-aid opening. ani with a ower portion of sntlicient expansion to cxtend over the tlame of the bui-ner situated above the oritce for the tlaine, substantially as described.

4. In an inverted burner for in eiiiideent gas-light, a part composed of ii single piece of an earthy refractory material, provided with a channel, having a downwardly .tapering mixing and an upwardly tapering expansion part, with a chamber in its lower part surrounding a lower 'central portion through which the lower end of the channel passes, with an opening for the exit of the products of combustion from the chamber, and with 'a lower portion of sutiicient exansion to extend over the tlaiiie of the urner situated above the oritice` for the substantially iisdescribed.

5. ln an inverted burner for incandescent gas-light, a pai". composed of suitable muterial, provided with a channel, having a downwardly tapering mixing and an up.

wardly tapering expansion pai-t, with a. chamber in its lower part surrounding a lower central rtion through which the lower end of tie channel passes, with an opening for the exit of the products of coinbustion from the chamber, .with a detleetor at said opening, and with a lower portion of suicient expansion to extend over the thune of the burner situated, above the oritice for the Rame, substantially as described. t 6. In an inverted burner for incandescent gas-light, a part composed of an earthy reractory material that is a poor conductor ol' heat, provided with' a channel and with a lower portion of suicient expansion to extend over the thune of the 'burner situated above the oriliec for the llame, and a delivcryiece roi'idcd with an upwardly expani ing iannel forming a coiitiiinatio'ii of the'clianiiei ofsaid tirst part, substantially as described.

7. 'ln an inverted burner for incandcsmiit gaiiJght, the 'conibiiuition of a art coinpoacd of a single piece of an cart iv refractory material that is a poor conductor of heat, brovided with a channel and with it.

lower portion ol sullieent cx|ainsion to extend over the llame of the burner situated above the oritice for the llame, and a delivery-piece counmsaed of like material provided with an upwardly expanding channel' forming a continuation of'tbii channel of rio' said irst part. substantially as described.

8. ln iin inverted burner tor iiieani|e.-uoiit gas-light, the minibination of ii mrt noni- |io.-oi| of a single piece if an earl i refractory material that `is a poor coni actor of heat, provided with a channel and witlia tend ovei' the tlaine'ot the burner -itiiiited above the orltice for the llame. and a epitrate delivery-piece joined to said lir.-t piece.

and provided with an upwardl expanding channel forming a continuation :if the elainiiel of said tirst part, substantially as described.

t). In an inverted burner for incandescent gas-light, the combination of a art coinposed of a single piece of an eart refractory material that is a poor con actor of heat, provided with a channel and with a lower portion of sutiicient expansion to extend over the tlaine of the burner situated above the oritice for the tlaine, aiid a separate, delivery-piece composed of like inaterial joined to said lin-it rt and provided with an upwardly expan ing channel forming a continuation of the channel of said -tirst part, substantially as described.

10. ln an inverted' burner for incandescent gas-light, the combination of a part lcomposed of a single piece of an earthy re l' Iraetory material that. is a poor conductor of heat, provided with a'channel and with a lower portion of sullieient expansion to extend over the tlanie of the burner situated above the o ritiee for the thune, a deliverypiece provided with an upwardly ex iidiiig channel forming a continuation of ie'channel of said lirst` iart and gauze inserted in the duct formed y said two channels, substantially as described.

ll. Iii iin inverted burner for incandescent gas-light, the combinationlof a part cmnjaised of a single'picce of an earthy rof'raetor-y material that'. is a poor conductor of heat, provided willi a channel and with a lower portion of s iillieieiit expansion to extend over the llame of the burner sit above the oritiee for .the tlaine, and a separate delivery-piece joined to said. tiret tpart. alid providedwtli iin upwardly ex an ing channel forming a continuation of t ie chanabove the milice for the llame, and a deliv oi'ypieee ,provided w'itli an' apwardl oxpiniding e iaimel fornliii'g a continuation of the channel ot' said tiret part,.auliatantihlly as ili-afribed.

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13. in an inverted burner for incandea.

omit-gas-liglit; a art-comptais] of earthy refractory ,materia that is a poor .conductor oflieat provided with a channel having-a iso 4... man

downwardly tapering mixing purl and im i-Iiiiniiel of said First part, and giiime iniipwiinlly tapeiii'i 0x innsinn part and with siitiil in ihn (luci, formed by nid two chunn lower porlion o su vient expnnsion to exnels, siilisliiiitiiillv n s described. ii-ml oi'vr tho liiii'iii of the biii'ncr Sitiintid ALFRED H. HUMPHREY. above the orifice for the nme, n delivery- Witnesses: piece provided with an upwardly explind- Fiumi Z. Drum,

im.' chiiniiel forming a continuation of the Ammin J. Invmic. 

